Best-Selling Video Game System Sports a Striking New Look
The original Game Boy Advance fits comfortably into the pocket of a
backpack. The retooled Game Boy Advance SP fits into a coat pocket. Now
Nintendo takes aim at the pocket of your tightest jeans with the tiny Game Boy
Micro system, quite simply the smallest and sleekest Game Boy product that
Nintendo has ever created. It's thinner than a cell phone, as chic as an MP3
player and as fun as a Game Boy. In an instant it attracts attention and
positions the image-conscious player as someone on the cutting edge of cool.
The sporty, silver metal Game Boy Micro measures a mere 4 inches wide, 2 inches
tall and 0.7 inches deep, allowing it to sit comfortably alongside today's
hippest technological gadgets. It weighs an astonishing 2.8 ounces, or about the
weight of 80 paper clips. Yet Game Boy Micro has the same processing power and
plays the same games as Game Boy Advance SP models, complete with standard face
controls and gleaming shoulder and Start/Select buttons that literally shine.
With Game Boy Micro, everyone plays with style. A removable face plate gives
owners the option to buy replacements to customize the look of their systems
again and again with new colors and designs. Most notably, its 2-inch backlit
screen shines with incredible power, rendering games in startling clarity with
fantastic colors on the best Game Boy screen ever. For the first time, users can
adjust the brightness of the screen to adapt to indoor lights or outdoor
sunshine.
"We're making the gorgeous Game Boy Micro for image-conscious folks who love
video games, the ones who want the look of their system to be as cool as the
games they play on it," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice
president of marketing and corporate communications. "Because of its diminutive
size and industrial-hip look, Game Boy Micro immediately identifies the person
playing it as a trendsetter with discriminating style."
Game Boy Micro represents the latest evolution in the image of the Game Boy
Advance line, but it is not a successor to any current system. Game Boy Micro
will be released this fall. The system comes with a built-in, rechargeable
lithium-ion battery and supports standard headphones.
The Game Boy Advance line remains tied for the most popular video game system of
this generation. More than 28 million units have sold in the United States, yet
Game Boy Advance launched a full eight months after PlayStation 2. Video game
fans clearly appreciate great game play and portability. Nearly 700 games are
now available for Game Boy Advance.
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